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MARUF Kerya A

At a glance

  • Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 10 children.
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What to know

License: birth to 13 years (state).

The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.

What the state has found

Someone reported a concern to the state, and in September 2026 the state found it valid. The state also cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2021.

See each inspection and complaint

Complaints the state found valid

  • Received Jul 20, 2026Valid complaintresolved Sep 28, 2026

    • “Provider did not wash their hands and served a child food after diapering a separate child.,Provider changing diapers in the dining room near where food is served.,Outdoor blanket used for diapering children is not sanitized between uses.,Children reported in multiple licensed spaces with only one staff member present.”

      The state’s description of the complaint

    The state’s report (PDF)

Of the 395 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 7 to 11 children, 375 (95%) have no valid complaint in the last three years; 20 (5%) have one or more, as this home does.

How all 395 similar-size family homes compare

Of the 395 Seattle-area family homes licensed for 7 to 11 children, how many valid complaints each had in the last three years:

  • None95%
  • One or more5%This home

Licensing inspections

  • Sep 8, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 15, 20241 citation
    • Safety requirementsShort Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.

      • “Water temperature was 122 degrees.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Rule: “All water accessible to enrolled children must not be hotter than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.”

  • Jul 24, 20231 citation
    • Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10.

      • “1. window blinds were up in the main play space. These were removed immediately and placed in an outside storage closet. 2. Water temperature was 123.2 degrees.”

        WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b)

  • Aug 16, 2021Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 58% of 401 had rules cited at 3 or more.

How all 401 Seattle-area family homes inspected 4 times compare

Of the 401 Seattle-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None6%
  • 1 of 417%
  • 2 of 420%This home
  • 3 of 427%
  • All 430%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Washington DCYF

Last visit
September 8, 2025
On file
4 visits since August 2021 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Serious — 1. window blinds were up in the main play space. These were removed immediately and placed in an outside storage closet. 2. Water temperature was 123.2 degrees. · July 24, 2023

Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.

Jul 2026 Complaint 4 valid issues

Complaint · Received July 20, 2026 · Resolved September 28, 2026

“Provider did not wash their hands and served a child food after diapering a separate child.,Provider changing diapers in the dining room near where food is served.,Outdoor blanket used for diapering children is not sanitized between uses.,Children reported in multiple licensed spaces with only one staff member present.”

The state’s description of the complaint

The state’s report (PDF)

Sep 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)
Jul 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 15, 2024

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(4)(e) · Short Term

Water temperature was 122 degrees.

Report (PDF)

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 24, 2023

Safety requirements

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(b) · Serious

1. window blinds were up in the main play space. These were removed immediately and placed in an outside storage closet. 2. Water temperature was 123.2 degrees.

Report (PDF)

Aug 2021 Licensing visit nothing cited Report (PDF)

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Details

Phone
(253) 397-8875
Area
Seattle, 98108This home’s state page lists no street address.
License
PL-6551
Quality program
Early Achievers Level 3

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State record

From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 2, 2026.

Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.

Ages

Age groups as Washington defines them: WAC 110-300-0005 (infant to 11 months, toddler 12 to 29 months, preschool 30 months to 6 years, school age 5 to 12 years).

Details

Mid-size means licensed for 7 to 11 children, among Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 3 to 6; full-size is 12, the most any Seattle-area family home holds.

The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.

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